Saturday, September 19, 2015

Characters - His story.

In the post before the last, I shared a little glimpse into
my head, into my writing process. Today I’m going to share a little something
about where the Mortal Monsters series will be heading.

The first three books are Mackenzie and Eli’s books. It’s
their story. Beyond that, there will be several stand alone, offshoot books
that are the stories of some of the characters you’ll meet in the first three
books.

I’ve been thinking of these characters for a long time. Some
of them I’ve even begun their stories. One in particular has my heart. It
torments me with want for me to tell it. This one particular character, he has
a theme song. A song that puts me in his world, in his story, in his life…

I am not sure if his book will be the first to be released
after Mack and Eli’s arc is complete or the second, but he’s in my head, in my
veins, this morning and I want to share him with you. So, I thought I’d give
you a short, cryptic glimpse and let you know what is to come, what you can
expect from the series in the future. So there are no surprises when you pick
up book four or five and maybe six.

This particular character’s theme song is: In My Veins by
Andrew Belle

Here it is on youtube – I’d use the one from Andrew Belle’s
youtube channel, but the image this person used when they posted the video
captures the tone in my head perfectly.

I dreamed him and his story up before Eli and Mackenzie came
along. When I was weaving him into their story, I had moments when I wanted to
rebel against the course his story has already taken. I thought, maybe I could
just change it up, but his path is already set, and if I didn’t follow it, his
story wouldn’t be the one I have to tell. I wouldn’t be able to tell it, and
show you his life, who he is and why I’m completely in love with him.

If I were to change his course, you’d never get to meet the
other’s in his story that have stories of their own, ones that also deserve to
be told.

I think I love him and his story so much because it’s so
personal. There is so much of me in it, of the people who have come into my
life and left their mark. One in particular stood out to me this morning. He
has shaped parts of this character, and I can’t wait for you all to meet him. I
hope you’ll fall as deeply for him as I have… both the character and the one
who exists in real life that’s colored parts of him.